Before Utah State Trooper Ruben Correa had time to think, he jumped into action.He heard a car horn first, and then he saw a crashed car on train tracks.The driver was unconscious inside, and a commuter train was quickly approaching around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday in Centerville, Utah, about 15 miles north of Salt Lake City, KSL-TV reported.Correa ran up to the car and pulled the driver out of harm's way within seconds of the FrontRunner commuter train hitting the car, dashcam video showed."I was just doing my job," Correa told the TV station.He's now being hailed a hero for his instinctive action."We are so grateful that the Driver and Trooper are safe after this extremely close call," Col. Michael Rapich, of the Utah Highway Patrol, said on Twitter.The driver, who was not identified, had a medical issue that he was not aware of before the crash, according to the TV report.Watch the video above to see the intense moment.

CENTERVILLE, Utah —

Before Utah State Trooper Ruben Correa had time to think, he jumped into action.

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He heard a car horn first, and then he saw a crashed car on train tracks.

The driver was unconscious inside, and a commuter train was quickly approaching around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday in Centerville, Utah, about 15 miles north of Salt Lake City, KSL-TV reported.

Correa ran up to the car and pulled the driver out of harm's way within seconds of the FrontRunner commuter train hitting the car, dashcam video showed.

"I was just doing my job," Correa told the TV station.

He's now being hailed a hero for his instinctive action.

"We are so grateful that the Driver and Trooper are safe after this extremely close call," Col. Michael Rapich, of the Utah Highway Patrol, said on Twitter.

The driver, who was not identified, had a medical issue that he was not aware of before the crash, according to the TV report.